Predicted and observed magnetic signatures of martian (de)magnetized impact craters

Icarus

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 568-578

  Langlais, Benoit ^a   Thébault, Erwan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Impact processes; Magnetic fields; Mars, Interior; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952900536     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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